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Complicating the Characters
Lighthouse Writers Workshop
In her seminal piece, “Complicating the Narrative,” the journalist Amanda Ripley urges storytellers to find and include details that don’t fit the narrative—on purpose. In this three-hour workshop, we’ll apply this principle to our own writing.
Website: https://lighthousewriters.org/workshop/complicating-chara...
Categories: Book
Start date:
May, 2024
Price:
$75.00
Based in Denver
Level: Any
Class size: Limited
Prerequisites: No prerequisites
Everything You Need To Know About Writing Nonfiction Picture Books (From Those Who Do It)
The Writing Barn
In this fast and fun, 90 minute event we will cover every facet of the creation process from research and ideas to creating and selling your book. Above all, you will discover how to take known facts and transform them into a true story that is uniquely yours.
Website: https://thewritingbarn.com/class/everything-you-need-to-k...
Categories: Book
Start date:
March, 2024
Price:
$35.00
Based in Austin
Level: Any
Length:
6
(1.5 hours)
Class size: 100
Prerequisites: No prerequisites
Alberto Giacometti famously said, “only beauty in imperfection.” How then do we approach revision, in such a way to emphasize not a perceived lack of flaws, but a celebration of imperfection? This workshop will explore that question but focusing on strategies for revising flash fiction and nonfiction.
Website: https://www.writespacehouston.org/creative-writing.html
Categories: Book
Start date:
March, 2024
Price:
$85.00
Based in Houston
Level: Any
Length:
1
(3 hours)
Class size: 15
Prerequisites: No prerequisites
In this class, we will examine prose conversations and explore dialogue as a tool for getting to know our characters. We will observe the many ways humans communicate and translate gestures and facial expressions into engaging written descriptions.
Website: https://www.porchtn.org/class/the-said-and-the-unsaid-wri...
Categories: Book
Start date:
May, 2024
Price:
$51.00
Online course
Storyweaving: Adding Subplots to Your Novel
Rosemont Writers' Studio
Take your story to the next level by learning how to enhance theme, increase characterization, and flesh out the journey with subplots. We will look at general plotting and subplotting techniques, analyze structure of popular subplots, and weave these subplots into your hero's journey.
Website: https://www.rosemont.edu/academics/graduate/creative-writ...
Categories: Book
Start date:
April, 2024
Price:
$450.00
Based in Philadelphia
Level: Beginner
Class size: Limited
Prerequisites: No prerequisites
Self-Publishing 101
Rosemont Writers' Studio
This course will guide you in a step-by-step fashion how to take a manuscript and turn it into a book. We will cover all the bases from editing to formatting to self-marketing.
Website: https://www.rosemont.edu/academics/graduate/creative-writ...
Categories: Book
Start date:
April, 2024
Price:
$450.00
Based in Philadelphia
Level: Intermediate
Class size: Limited
Prerequisites: No prerequisites
Once Upon a Time: Fairy Tale Writing With Anca Szilágyi
Atlas Obscura
In this four-part seminar, delve into the genre of fairy tales—reading and dissecting modern retellings before sharing and workshopping a draft of your own.
Website: https://www.atlasobscura.com/experiences/fairy-tales-onli...
Categories: Book
Start date:
April, 2024
Price:
$225.00
Online course
Level: Any
Class size: 30
Prerequisites: No prerequisites
From Idea to Manuscript: Crafting Your Picture Book
Literary Arts
Have you ever wondered how to turn your brilliant idea into a captivating picture book? In this 8-week course, you’ll learn the art of crafting picture books that leave a lasting impression. We’ll explore the world of children’s literature, studying beloved classics and contemporary favorites, to inspire your creativity.
Website: https://literary-arts.org/event/from-idea-to-manuscript-c...
Categories: Book
Start date:
April, 2024
Price:
$385.00
Based in Portland
Level: Any
Class size: Limited
Prerequisites: No prerequisites
What even is book querying? Let's break it down. In this class, we'll talk the business of book publishing—how to identify your genre, the difference between commercial and upmarket, how to find comparative titles, marketplace trends and how to react to them.
Website: https://www.porchtn.org/class/the-business-of-creative-wr...
Categories: Book
Start date:
May, 2024
Price:
$77.00
Online course
Creative Writing
The Women's Institute of Houston
This is a writing class that welcomes all genres—whether you’re working on a novel, writing an essay about an intense moment in your life, or wondering what it takes to write a poem that encapsulates a rare moment of beauty.
Website: https://www.wih.org/product/creative-writing-may-2-may-30/
Categories: Book
Start date:
May, 2024
Price:
$225.00
Based in Houston
Level: Any
Class size: Limited
Prerequisites: No prerequisites
Form and Composition
Writer's Digest University
Proper grammar, punctuation, and mechanics make your writing correct. In order to truly write well, you must also master the art of form and composition. From sentence structure to polishing your prose, this course will enhance your writing, no matter what type of writing you do.
Website: https://www.writersonlineworkshops.com/courses/form-and-c...
Categories: Book
Start date:
March, 2024
Price:
$299.00
Online course
Level: Advanced
Class size: 10
Prerequisites: Up to 60,000 words of your novel or two drafts of up to 30,000 words each.
Fearless Writing
Writer's Digest University
In this workshop we’ll look at several techniques you can you use to keep yourself in the creative flow and out of the trouble and misery fear always causes.
Website: https://www.writersonlineworkshops.com/courses/fearless-w...
Categories: Book
Start date:
March, 2024
Price:
$300.00
Online course
Level: Beginner
Class size: Unlimited
Prerequisites: The Writer’s Compass: From Story Map to Finished Draft in 7 Stages is a required book.
